Green Milkweed
Asclepias viridis
Green milkweed is one of the quieter members of the milkweed family. modest in height, understated in color with its green and white flower heads, but genuinely important in the native ecosystem. It grows in dry prairies and rocky glades where it's often one of the only milkweed species present, making it the primary monarch host plant in those habitats. The flowers are distinctive: clusters of small greenish-white blooms with purple-tinged hoods that are much more interesting up close than from a distance. For gardeners building a diverse pollinator habitat, green milkweed fills a specific ecological role: monarch habitat on dry, rocky, or sandy soils where common milkweed and butterfly weed may or may not establish.
We grow a range of sizes and prices. Add the plant to your list, then pick your size when you visit.
Final price confirmed at pickup, depends on size and season.
- Thu, Jul 238 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Jul 248 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Jul 258 AM – 2 PM
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown green milkweed propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
- Mature size
- 1'–2'
- Bloom
- Greenish-white flower clusters from late spring through midsummer; interesting seed pods in fall
- USDA zones
- 4–9
Pairs well with these.
Same light, same soil, same wildlife. Janet's picks to plant alongside green milkweed.
Or skip the guesswork.
Curated packages bundle 9–12 species that work together. One reservation, one pickup day, a printed layout map.
Butterfly Package
Host and nectar plants chosen to feed monarchs, swallowtails, and fritillaries spring through fall.
Hummingbird Package
Tubular-flowered natives that pull ruby-throats through your yard April through October.
S.O.S. Package
Save Our Songbirds, berry- and seed-bearing natives that feed nesting and migrating birds.